Fortunately, I don't belong to the "Wait girl! Are those shoes on SALE?" category. I buy stuff when I need it and don't risk being crushed by crazy shopper mobs or yelling at the monitor because the overloaded online store webpage doesn't refresh fast enough. Have friends who participated to both occurrences and man, it ain't funny. Not to mention incorrect marketing practices, for example raise the price by 25% a week before and then write "30% OFF" during Black Friday (or sometimes only "20% OFF" for extra trolling).Yes, I'm not from the US but this psychosis caught wings here in Romania as well. And it works; last year, one of our major online IT retailers sold practically EVERYTHING they had, all stock, from voltage converters to 100K USD plasma screens. All was gone in a matter of hours. I know because I incidentally tried to buy a PC component later on that Friday last year and there was nothing in stock. Then I realized why.Honestly, I think those shoppers are a bit crazy.

No, no we dont. As someone who spent almost every black friday since 2000 working retail, I will tell you that it really sucks. No additional pay. Its a mandatory work day. Since most places like to limit overtime, you get fewer hours for the rest of the week so you can be scheduled for 8-14hrs on black friday and not go over 40. (in most cases, there are exceptions of course).

The only good part is if you work somewhere that gives you a commission and you get stuck behind a register. My paycheck was usually doubled. The bad part is that most people are waiting for those sales, so the paycheck before and after that tend to be a little bit lower.

Although, on a masochistic side, it can be kind of a rush as long as nothing catastrophic happens.